Rated 5.0 stars out of 5, 41 ratings

Alessandra Szekir

LCSW, 6 years of experience

Solution oriented
Intelligent
Warm
Virtual
Next available on

About me

Hello and Seja bem-vindo! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California. I grew up in Brazil and moved to California to pursue my career as a therapist. I truly believe that due to life challenges, stressful jobs, career and busy lifestyle, it's very easy to dismiss our inner voice. That is the voice that wants to be heard, tell us about our emotions and hurdles. Allowing your inner voice to be heard will empower you to embrace the beautiful journey of self discovery.

Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

Compassion and accepting, it is my goal to provide a space where a person can exhale and simply be who they are, vocalize their truth, and explore their inner world freely.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

I aim to provide support, guidance and practical feedback to help clients effectively address life's challenges. It is my mission to provide the highest quality clinical services to promote the emotional and relational potential of all clients. I am committed to the core values of respect, responsiveness, innovation and quality to enhance the unique experience of each individual that I encounter.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

I would love to assist you in creating goals, adjusting to a new life or career, managing depression and anxiety in challenging times. Solution Focused therapy, CBT, Strengths Based therapy, Mindfulness Based therapy, DBT, ACT and Motivational Interviewing are tools that I apply in my sessions, prioritizing self-determination and your goals for treatment. I believe that embracing life with resiliency, can allow you to learn new choices, improve boundaries, manage grief and loss, better communicate and self improve.

Specialties

Top specialties

Other specialties

Grief

I identify as

Serves ages

My treatment methods

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

CBT attempts to intervene by changing negative thought patterns, teaching relaxation skills, and changing behaviors that lead to the problem worsening.

Dialectical Behavior (DBT)

DBT acknowledges the need for change in a context of acceptance of situations and recognizes the constant flux of feelings, many of them contradictory and without having to get caught up in them.

Grief Therapy

To help client begin a healthy grieving process around the loss( people, things and places). Develop an awareness of how the avoidance of grieving has affected life and begin the healing process, by resolving the loss and begin renewing old relationships and initiating new contacts with others.

Acceptance and commitment (ACT)

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a form of psychotherapy that combines mindfulness techniques, cognitive-behavioral strategies, and a values-based approach to promote psychological flexibility.

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

A major premise of EFT is that emotion is fundamental to the construction of the self and is a key determinant of self-organization. At the most basic level of functioning, emotions are an adaptive form of information-processing and action readiness that orient people to their environment and promote their well-being.

Location

Virtual

Licensed in

Rated 5.0 stars out of 5, 41 ratings

5 ratings with written reviews

July 24, 2025

Alexandra is definitely one of the most intelligent and competent professionals I have had the opportunity to have therapy. It has definitely been making a LOT of difference in my days and routine

Verified client, age 25-34

Review shared after session 12 with Alessandra

July 22, 2025

Alessandra is exceptional in her warmth, intelligence, and ability to hold space, have compassion, and still be lovingly direct in her approach to helping others better understand themselves. In therapy together, she really stood out as genuine and authentic in her care for me and others. I am grateful to have crossed paths with her as a therapist, and I keep her guidance and words of wisdom close to my heart my life journey.

Verified client, age 35-44

Review shared after session 10 with Alessandra

May 12, 2025

Just thank you for having an excellent professional to accompany in such an important and delicate process and phase of my life. Grateful for having found Alesandra

Verified client, age 25-34

Review shared after session 1 with Alessandra